Potton
Parish in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.132, -0.217 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 22 49 |
| Population: | 4,870 |
| Dialling code: | 01767 (Sandy) |
The small market town and civil parish of Potton sits in Central Bedfordshire, England, close to the Cambridgeshire border and just a few miles from Sandy and Biggleswade. It still shows its market-town roots in a compact centre of older buildings and a medieval parish church, giving a villagey feel alongside more recent housing developments.
Locally there are independent shops, pubs, community groups and a small industrial estate, and many residents commute to nearby centres such as Cambridge and Bedford. The surrounding arable countryside and quiet lanes are popular with walkers and cyclists, while annual events, sports clubs and volunteer initiatives help sustain a strong local community spirit.
Postcode districts covering Potton
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 23.6 miles
- Luton 18.9 miles
- Cambridge 15.6 miles
- Bedford 10.4 miles
- Stevenage 15.8 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 22.6 miles
- Dunstable 21.4 miles
- Wellingborough 23.8 miles
- Bletchley 24.3 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 23.6 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 24.4 miles
- Rushden 19.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Potton Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Sutton Parish 1.3 miles
- Everton Parish 1.6 miles
- Gamlingay Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley Parish 2 miles
- Wrestlingworth Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Waresley-cum-Tetworth Parish 2.8 miles
- Sandy Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Beeston Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Dunton Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Waresley Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Biggleswade Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Potton
SG19 2RD, SG19 2LT, SG19 2YP, SG19 2RX, SG19 2DX, SG19 2QQ, SG19 2LS, SG19 2SG, SG19 2NY … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.9 miles
- Stansted Airport 25.7 miles
- Sandy Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Biggleswade Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Potton Ad
- The Coach House 0.3 miles
- The Willows Training Centre 5.8 miles
- Drift Inn at Wyboston Lakes 4 5.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge West Cambourne 3 8.7 miles
- Champneys Henlow Hotel 7.6 miles
- The Woodlands Event Centre 6 miles
- Premier Inn St. Neots - A1/Wyboston 3 6.1 miles
- Premier Inn St. Neots - Colmworth Park 3 6.2 miles
- The Green Man 3 6.6 miles
- The Eaton Oak 7.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Hayley Wood Forest 5.5 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 7.1 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 10.8 miles
- Wrest House Estate 11.9 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 12.5 miles
- British School Museum Museum 13.1 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 14 miles
- Redbourne College College 14.2 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 14.3 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 15 miles
- University of Cambridge University 15.1 miles
- Trinity College College 15.1 miles